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Affordable housing is among the top priorities this legislative session

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Noe Tanigawa,

Catherine Cruz

Published January 21, 2022 at 4:49 PM HST

State lawmakers returned to do the people's work as the 2022 legislative session kicked off on Wednesday. Among the top priorities is Hawaiʻi's housing crisis. HPR's Noe Tanigawa joined The Conversation to talk solutions.

This interview aired on The Conversation on Jan. 21, 2022. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.

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Noe Tanigawa

Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture and ideas for two decades at Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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